A Shi'ite Muslim holds a child as he takes part in an Ashura procession in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, Sepmore

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A Shi'ite Muslim holds a child as he takes part in an Ashura procession in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

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An Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim man walks on the ground filled with blood after he gashes his forehead with a sword anmore

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An Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim man walks on the ground filled with blood after he gashes his forehead with a sword and beats himself during a ceremony marking Ashura in Najaf, Iraq, September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

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A Shi'ite Muslim man flagellates with others during the religious procession marking Ashura in Karachi, Pakistmore

A child reacts during a Muharram procession to mark Ashura in Kolkata, India, September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Rupamore

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A child reacts during a Muharram procession to mark Ashura in Kolkata, India, September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

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A Shi'ite Muslim man flagellates himself during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Ahmedabad, India, Sepmore

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A Shi'ite Muslim man flagellates himself during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Ahmedabad, India, September 7, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave

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A Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim man bleeds, after gashing his forehead with a razor, during a religious procession tmore

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A Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim man bleeds, after gashing his forehead with a razor, during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon September 10, 2019. REUTERS/ Ali Hashisho

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Iranian women are seen during a ceremony marking Ashura in Tehran, Iran September 10, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaeemore

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